[cf. 1965 c. 62, 3. 56(1).]
(Cap. 332.)
General provisions
as to right to severance payment.
[cf. 1965 c. 62, ss. 1 & 19(1).]
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or on other premises not under the control or management of the person who gave out the materials or articles;
"relevant date", in relation to the dismissal of an
employee, means-
(a) where the employee's contract of employ- ment is terminated by notice given by his employer in accordance with section 5, the date on which that notice expires;
(b) where the employee's contract of employ- ment is terminated by the employer by pay- ment in lieu of notice in accordance with section 6, the date up to which such wages are calculated;
(c) where the employee's contract of employ- ment is terminated other than in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, the date of termination;
(d) where the employee terminates his contract of employment without notice or payment in lieu in accordance with section 9, the date on which termination takes effect; and (e) where the employee is employed under a contract for a fixed term and that term expires, the date on which that term expires; "renewal" includes extension, and any reference to renewing a contract shall be construed accord- ingly;
"severance payment" means the severance payment payable by an employer to an employee under subsection (1) of section 20C;
"strike" has the meaning assigned to it by 'section 2
of the Trade Unions Ordinance;
"week" means the period between midnight on Saturday night and midnight on the succeeding Saturday night.
20C. (1) Where, on or after a day to be ap- pointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette, an employee who has been employed under a con- tinuous contract for a period of not less than twenty- four months ending with the relevant date-